Thank you for covering the Jasper Port developments. I was surprised to see so much written about the latest turns in this story. The outcome will have a lot of impact on Bluffton in addition to Ridgeland and Hardeeville.

The Jasper Port was not "sunk" as the front page teaser said, unless one believes leaving development to the State Ports Authority is equal to killing the project.

Otherwise a fine and informative piece with good accurate background information.

AIDS Vaccine Developed At Emory And The NIH Moves To Clinical Trials
Science Daily — "A vaccine aimed against AIDS, developed at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center of Emory University, the Emory Vaccine Center, and the Laboratory of Viral Diseases at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will begin a Phase I clinical trial this week....
This first clinical trial, which will last one year, will focus on assessing the safety of the DNA primer vaccine

A dump truck is on its side on S.C. 170 at the intersection to Callawassie Island. Dirt has reportedly spilled onto the roadway.
A vehicle reportedly pulled out in front of the eastbound dump truck, causing the truck to strike the smaller vehicle's driver’s side door. At least one person was injured. As of 10:25 a.m., one lane in both directions were blocked.

Eastbound traffic on U.S. 278 was backed up for about 30 minutes early Thursday morning after a motorist rear ended a tractor trailer that had no visible tail lights, the Bluffton police reported.
Traffic was backed up from the Buckwalter Parkway and U.S. 278 intersection toward McGarvey’s Corner, said Chief David McAllister.
Traffic finally began to flow again around 7 a.m., he said.
The driver of the smaller vehicle was taken by a family member to Coastal Carolina Medical Center, police said.
It was unclear if the driver of the truck faced any charges.

The story in Tuesday's paper about Fran Marscher's new book, "Remembering the Way it Was, Volume 2: More Stories from Hilton Head, Bluffton and Daufuskie," has resonated with a lot of readers whose families have roots deep in the Lowcountry.
Judy Hutson on Burnt Church Road called to identify the woman pictured standing on the steps of the Wilson mansion on Palmetto Bluff and submitted some details about her husband's family history:

Nora Beach is the 18-year-old girl standing on the steps of the Wilson mansion on Palmetto Bluff on March 2, 1923.